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Originally Posted by SophieRose  Hi. My advice is to follow your vet's recommendation and complete the medication. The meds help prevent further infection in his tummy. Pumpkin (Libby's plain) is great to keep on hand when your pup has poopies or constipated. Just a small amount though with each feeding.
Vomiting and loose stools are the beginning of pancreatitis which is very painful and can be dangerous. Pumpkin will not cure pancreatitis but will help with stools. However, the stomach has to be settled down before you can feed anything new.
Evo is an excellent food but high in protein; I use Orijen. Go to the website and read about the food plus the recommended amount to feed. As I said, it is higher in protein and fat content.
Introduce any new foods very slowly. Charlie is 11, eats Orijen and made the mistake of giving him too much Innova "Evo" venison wet food. Much too rich and he ended up with loose stools, no vomiting. Stopped the wet food, added pumpkin to each meal and still had to be careful how much pumpkin I put in his bowl because if it is too orange, too much pumpkin.
Good luck and we have all learned the hard way how to introduce new foods. Warmly, Deborah |
We are currently dealing with Pancreatitis issues. no vomiting but- loose stools. the first stool is ok though- then towards the end it has been a bit runny and now again this afternoon it was all runny. Not squirts, but just a big plop of very mushy poo.
The specialist says we need to feed low fat and high fiber. The only thing she is eating is Wellness wgt mgt - it has 6-10% fat and 8 % fiber. I also started last week adding fiber to her food 2 x's a day- 1/4 teas of Konsyl fiber supp. vet said it was ok.
She is getting a retest for her upc in 2 wks then we are off to see a nutritionist/holistic vet because this diarrhea and high lipase/amylase values have been going on long enough and I am tired of the runny poo. i don't mind cleaning it up at all- that's not what I mean- I am just tired of seeing her not poo normal. That means it's a problem and I want her to start pooing normal! She is not vomiting but I am having such a hard time with trying to figure out "what to feed" in the mean time before getting in to see the vet about nutrition. SHe has high lipase and amylase values-
her last labs from a week ago were:
Amylase: 1346 (normal range is 290-1125)
Lipase: 1236 (normal range is 77-695)
I don't know if I should start feeding raw or what to feed her. The wellness is great food but it is not great for her with the issues she has. we are currenty dealing with protien in the urine due to kidney issues. High bun (60) and she is passing gas today too and it is so smelly.
I can tell her tummy doesn't feel good. she is playful and all but the passing of gas and little toots i have heard her let out I know her tummy doesn't feel good.
I have read about the canned pumpkin but I scared to try it. will the canned pumpkin make things worse with the pancreatis issues?
Will pepcid ac or tums help her? I can't see how the fiber supp we just started her on could cause diarr?